Undergarment.



G. E. RUTLEDGE.

UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. I915,

Patented May 21,1918.

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GEORGE E. RUTLEDGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR '10 VASSAR SWISSUNDER- WEAR COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 211., 1918.

Application filed March 13, 1915. Serial No. 14,206.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. RUTLEDGE, citizen of the United States,resident of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Undergarments, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to the union suit type of undergarment made ofeither elastic or non-elastic material, as preferred.

The object of the invention is to provide elastic ankle extensionsdesigned for use with a garment of non-elastic material, this extensionfitting snugly around the ankle and calf of the leg while the upper ordrawers portion of the garment is loose.

A further and particular object is to provide improved means forconnecting the upper end of the elastic extension to the lower end ofthe drawers portion.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a rear view of the drawers portion of the garment, showingmy mvention applied thereto,

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views, illustrating the manner of attaching theextension to the lower end of the drawers leg.

In the drawing, 2 represents the front portion of the garment, havingthe opening 3, and 5 is the upper or shirt portion of the garment. 9 isa band, extending across the back of the garment and stitched at itsupper edge to the shirt portion of the garment. 10 and 11 are rearsections of the garment. 13 is a middle seam, forming a continuation inthe back of the garment of the seam through the crotch and 14 and 15 areleg portions and 16 is a seam intersecting the seam 13 in the closedcrotch and uniting the forward and rear leg portions. The section 11 iscut away at 17 and a gore 24 is inserted at this point, stitched at itsupper end to the band 9 and at its outer edge to the section 11 andhaving a tongue 25 at its lower end which extends into the seat openingand is stitched at its end to the seam 16. This tongue serves to holdthe outer portion of the drawers and prevents it from gaping. A flap 18extends across the seat opening nd is provided with a band 19 on itsloose edge that is stitched at its lower end to the drawers portion 14and is adapted to lie vertlcally thereon over the seam between thesection 11 and the gore 24, and a similar band 20 is provided on saidflap across the top thereof to fit the band 9 and is secured thereto bythe button 23. This is substantially the construction described in mycompanion application of even date herewith, and I make no claim to thesame in this application.

At the lower end of the drawers portions 1 provide elastic extensions26, preferably of knit fabric secured to the lower ends of the drawersby bands 27. These bands are cut out in circular form, a portion cut offat one end, and the meeting ends lapped by one another, causing thebands to be contracted at their lower edge and expanded at their upperedge, and presenting a flaring effect. The outer lapping end of the bandis secured only at the upper edge to the drawers and is therefore freeto open up, a gap in the seam of the extension being provided, asindicated at 28, to allow for this opening of the band. Ordinarily, ifthe seam of the ex tension was carried to its upper edge and secured toboth the top and bottom of the band, the inelastic band would preventany advantage being taken of the elasticity of the extension but bysecuring only the upper edge of the band this difiiculty is avoided.

The extensions may be made of suitable length and in various ways thedetails may be modified and still be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A union undergarment comprising an upper shirt portion and a lowerdrawers portion composed of woven material, elastic extensions for thelegs of the drawers portion, bands uniting said legs and said elasticextensions, said bands being cut out in circular form and therebyflaring from their lower toward their upper edges, said bands beingdivided transversely and having one end lapping by the other end withonly the upper edges of said lapping ends joined together.

2. A union undergarment comprising an upper shirt portion and a lowerdrawers portion composed of woven material, elastic extensions for thelegs of said drawers portion, inelastic bands uniting said legs and saidelastic extensions, each of said exten-v 11o sions having acomparatively short slit in its upper portion and one end of each bandextending across the slit in the extension and secured to thenpper edgeof the band on the other side of the slit.

3. An undergarment having inelastic upper leg portions and elastic lowerleg portions,- a band for securin-g "said portions together, saidelastic leg portionsha-ving vertical slits therein at their points ofconnection with said bands and said bandsbeing divided transversely toallow expansion of said elastic portions-'attheir point of-junction withsaid. inelastic portions.v

4.. A union undergarment comprising an upper shirt portion and axlowerdrawers portion, elastic extensions for the: legs of said drawersportion, a band uniting said drawers portion. and said extensions, saidbands being. divided transversely and having their ends lapped by oneanother to expand the upoer portion of the band and contract the lowerportion thereof, one of said lapping ends being securedbnlv 'a-t itsupper edge, the lower edge being attached to the elastic extension andthe seam of said extension having an opening therein to allow forexpansion of said extensions.

5. An undergarment having inelastic drawers. portions and elasticextensions therefor, and inelastic bands connecting said extensionswithsaid drawers portions, said bands having their ends'lazpped by oneanother and one end being secured only. at one edge thereof, therebypermittingexpam sion of said elastic extensions.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set I my hand this 6th day of ,March, 1915.

GEORGE E. RUTLEDGE.

Witnesses:

GENEVIEVE ,E. SonENsEN, EDWARD A. PAUL.

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